Working Papers (not yet published in peer-reviewed journals):

The Future of Minimum Energy Taxes in the EU [under revision]
with Toon VanDyck & other co-authors – [Link to the WP]
Short summary: Explores reforms of the Energy Taxation Directive. Combines general equilibrium and microsimulation models to assess impacts on emissions, inequality, and fiscal revenue.

Carbon Taxes on Consumption: Distributional Implications for a Just Transition [submitted]
with Silvia De Poli and Antonio F. Amores
EUROMOD Working Paper Series – [Link to the WP]
Short summary: Builds a unique EU-wide household carbon footprint database to assess alternative designs of carbon taxes. Shows regressivity of flat carbon taxes and options for more progressive designs.

Work in progress

Housing and Energy Poverty: Lessons from Hill's Low-Income High Cost Indicator in the EU Context
with GR and KB
Short summary: Adapts the UK’s LIHC framework to the EU. Explores methodological challenges and policy implications for measuring and addressing energy poverty across Member States.

Political Parties and Income Redistribution in the 21st Century
with AH and SDP
Short summary: Investigates the evolving positions of political parties in Europe on redistributive policies, using manifesto data and fiscal microsimulation to link rhetoric with real policy impacts.

Carbon Footprints in the EU: Income Elasticities and Gender-Related Gaps
with various colleagues
Short summary: Analyzes household carbon footprints across income groups and by gender. Estimates elasticities of emissions with respect to income and highlights gendered consumption differences.

What is Green EUROMOD? The Environmental Extension of the EU Tax-Benefit Microsimulation Model
with various colleagues
Short summary: Introduces Green EUROMOD, integrating environmental taxes and carbon pricing into the EU tax-benefit microsimulation framework. Aims to assess distributional impacts of green transition policies in real time.